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No. 8 Rollins Overturns No. 3 Limestone

from press release

GAFFNEY, S.C. - The Rollins women's lacrosse team
engineered a huge upset against third-ranked Limestone, Saturday
afternoon, by a score of 11-10. The Tars ended last year with a
huge win against the perennial powerhouse and provided late game
heroics to claim another victory in the latest chapter.

The first half saw the Tars seize control and hold a lead before
the Saints would rally and claim the lead at the break. Mo Imel
started the scoring for the Tars and had help from Erica Pagliarulo
to give Rollins an early advantage.

Limestone would come back and cut the lead and tie the game
before ending the half with a one goal lead. The Tars were in
control of most of the statistical categories at the break, but
found themselves down to the home team.

Coming out of the break both teams went back and forth with
scoring attacks with the Tars able to gain their markers in
bunches. Rollins used their scoring and defense to gain a bit of
momentum heading into the waning moments of the contest.

Ginevra Czech put the Tars up at 14:14 in the second half, a
lead which only lasted until the 13:33 mark when Brittany Howard
came up with a goal on the free position attempt for Limestone.
Both teams would battle the remainder of the game with both goalies
coming up big.

With 1:21 left on the clock, Cat Kelley gave the Tars the
go-ahead goal over the Saints. Limestone would not go away and
mounted a furious charge, but Elyse De Lisle and the defense held
strong until Sylvia Queener garnered a free position attempt with
four seconds left in the game. Queener took a shot that was saved
by De Lisle, preserving the one goal victory for the Tars.

Sophie Townsend, Czech, Pagliarulo and Kelley all tallied
multi-goal efforts with Kelly also picking up two assists. Ann
Townsend and Imel also tallied one goal apiece to round out the
scoring for the blue and gold.

Rollins will head home to face Mercyhurst on February 2 with
game time slated 7 p.m. at Barker Family Stadium at Cahall-Sandspur
Field.